Evaluation of the Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation method in the transfer of patients from the intensive care unit
Objective: to evaluate the completion of the Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation tool in the transfer of patients from the intensive care unit to wards. Methods: cross-sectional study. Medical records of patients transferred from the intensive care unit to the wards were analyzed. For dat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal do Ceará
2025-08-01
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| Series: | Rev Rene |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/95479/252032 |
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| Summary: | Objective: to evaluate the completion of the Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation tool in the transfer of patients from the intensive care unit to wards. Methods: cross-sectional study. Medical records of patients transferred from the intensive care unit to the wards were analyzed. For data analysis, absolute and percentage frequencies, mean, and standard deviation were measured, and Fisher's exact test and Wilcoxon's test were applied. Results: 60 medical records were included. It was observed that important information, such as vital signs, presence of invasive devices, and clinical assessment, was often not recorded. Most of the transferred patients had complex conditions such as sepsis and multiple comorbidities, which were related to pending issues at discharge. Conclusion: the completion of the Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation tool during the transfer of patients from the Intensive Care Unit to the wards revealed gaps, mainly in fields related to vital signs, invasive devices, and pending care. These fields had the highest frequency of incomplete or missing records in the assessments performed. Contributions to practice: the findings contribute to clinical practice by highlighting specific areas that require attention, enabling nursing teams to identify and correct communication process flaws. |
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| ISSN: | 2175-6783 |